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Mary Anne (Fanny) Stirling (1813-95) and Fanny Stirling (1842-1929)
c.1880 copy of an original of c.1860Carbon print | 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913670
This unusual carte-de-visite depicts the actors Mary Anne (Fanny) Stirling (1815–95) and her daughter Fanny Stirling (1842–1929). Mary, seated, holds up an empty frame to frame the face of her daughter.
annotation: Mrs Stirling & daughter./ Reproduced [beneath work]
